How do I "de-blur" a License Plate

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October 3, 2017
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Is there any way to use photoshop to deblur a License Plate? My car was parked on the street when a guy backed into my vehicle. Even though my security camera recorded the entire event, the license plate isn't as clear as I'd like it to be. If there is any way I can deblur the license plate, I can file a claim with my insurance. It'll cost me $700-$900 to fix the damage to my front bumper without going through my insurance. So any help will be greatly appreciated. I've attached the blurred image below. If anyone wants the video I can upload it too.

Thank you

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Correct answer Chuck Uebele

Maybe 6ACY10? take the numbers you can read to the police. Even if they don't have a full plate number, any numbers can help narrow it down with the make of the car, which is shown.

mglush

Community Expert

Hi!

I'm attaching a screen shot of what I did to the image you uploaded as a sample. It looks like the first number is a 5? But I am not sure about the rest. Is the video that you said you have any better quality than what you uploaded?

I used the shake reduction filter to get these results and you can see the settings I used in the window. I also tried Smart Sharpen, and I didn't get as good of results as Shake Reduction. Try it and see what you can come up with.

Blessings,

Michelle

pbl_2006Author

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Hello all,

Thank you very much for all of your reply and trying to help me out. Despite being new to photoshop I'm trying my best to try to figure this out. I want to hold this guy accountable for his action. I actually got few more pictures and videos from my security camera. mglush I think you're right that the first number is 5 and looks like the last two are 10, but I'm not skilled enough to really figure it out. I'm attaching a screenshot here, but if you need more help to figure this out I've uploaded some more pics and videos here ---

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But I really help everyone trying to help me out. Really appreciate all the support I'm getting. Thank you!

Chuck Uebele

Correct answer

Community Expert

Maybe 6ACY10? take the numbers you can read to the police. Even if they don't have a full plate number, any numbers can help narrow it down with the make of the car, which is shown.